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Broccoli, not everyone likes broccoli, which is a shame because it is among the bountiful beneficial beauties coming from the cruciferous vegetable family with some compelling reasons that have been scientifically proven to help promote overall health, prevent and kill cancer cells, reduce tumors, and help prevent their spread. This vegetable has also been found …
Men with enlarged breast tissue, not caused by excess weight—a condition formally known as gynaecomastia—may be at heightened risk of an early death before the age of 75, suggests the first study of its kind, published online in the open access journal BMJ Open. Those with a pre-existing risk factor, such as cancer or …
Scientists led by Stanford Medicine have demonstrated a simple way of studying organ aging by analyzing distinct proteins, or sets of them, in blood, enabling the prediction of individuals’ risk for diseases, the findings have been published in Nature. According to the study, 1 in 5 reasonably healthy adults aged 50+ is carrying at least …
News Release Key takeaways: Understanding the characteristics of livers that live to 100 could potentially expand the donor pool by using older liver donors more often. New surgical techniques and advances in immunosuppression lead to better outcomes for patients receiving a liver from an older donor. Optimizing both donor and recipient factors allow for much …
According to a study from Brigham and Women’s Hospital that is published in the journal JAMA Network Open, women who drink just one soda/pop per day are significantly increasing their risk of developing liver cancer or dying from chronic liver disease. Chronic liver disease is a major cause of global mortality, in America alone the …
Americans have developed a serious sweet tooth, and it has most feeling pretty guilty about it, according to a random double opt-in survey of 2,000 general population Americans conducted by OnePoll on behalf of Veggies Made Great, revealing that 74% of Americans have a sweet tooth and they are worried about how it is affecting …
Image Caption: A new research study shows pecans may help prevent obesity and reduce inflammation. Image Credit: Texas A&M AgriLife/ Laura McKenzie An interdisciplinary collaborative study published in MDPI suggests that the daily consumption of pecans may help to prevent obesity as well as reduce inflammation that leads to associated health issues such as diabetes …
The trial’s investigators also provide evidence for the first time that a faecal transplant can dramatically improve gut health. The PROMISE trial is led by King’s College London and funded by a National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) and Medical Research Council (MRC) partnership. It will recruit patients with cirrhosis from across the …
The Mediterranean diet has been getting pretty consistent attention over the years, this diet has been linked to a variety of health benefits. According to a study recently published in eLife conducted by researchers from the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and colleagues from Harvard and Leipzig Universities, the Mediterranean Diet can add slowing down …
According to Professor Roy Taylor, their research has shown that: Type 2 diabetes is caused by a small amount of excess fat inside the liver and inside the pancreas It is a potentially reversible condition If a person has type 2 diabetes, they have become too heavy for their own body (nothing …